Make of that what you will regarding the state of Barry—Fenty relations.

Yesterday, Jhingory was sitting behind Barry's nameplate on the council dais during portions of Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee's council testimony. Jhingory—a former elementary and high school teacher, as well as consultant to DCPS on special-ed transportation issues—tells LL that she's "excited about this opportunity and confident that I will learn a great deal."

In other council revolving-door news, Desi Deschaine returns to the John A. Wilson Building as Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans' new director of communications. He had been a community liaison for Mayor Anthony A. Williams for four years before taking a PR job with the Washington National Opera. The legendary sociopolitical butterfly replaces Sean Metcalf, who's now working on the upcoming Eagle Bank Bowl game.

Yeah! Why should a publication that covers D.C. report on the activities of the city council and the goings on of probably the most famous city council member in the United States? Excellent questions, Justin.